Monthly update #0272 • December 2012
Monthly update 272 • December 2012 • 2012-12-01 - 2012-12-31
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KVC Collection Operators
The article discusses Key-Value Coding (KVC) Collection Operators in Objective-C, which provide a concise, Ruby-like syntax for performing aggregate operations on collections using valueForKeyPath:.
Monthly update #0271 • November 2012
Monthly update 271 • November 2012 • 2012-11-01 - 2012-11-30
A Wanted Man by Lee Child
In A Wanted Man, Reacher hitches a ride with kidnappers, then joins the FBI to pursue them after a roadside murder in Nebraska.
Monthly update #0270 • October 2012
Monthly update 270 • October 2012 • 2012-10-01 - 2012-10-31
AddressBookUI
The Address Book UI framework in iOS, used alongside AddressBook.framework, provides controllers for managing contacts but includes a uniquely valuable function, ABCreateStringWithAddressDictionary(), which formats address components into a localised string.
Monthly update #0269 • September 2012
Monthly update 269 • September 2012 • 2012-09-01 - 2012-09-30
Spy Game
Spy Game (2001), directed by Tony Scott, is a sharp and thrilling espionage film that keeps you hooked. Robert Redford is outstanding as Nathan Muir, a seasoned CIA operative racing against time to save his protégé, Tom Bishop, played with intensity by Brad Pitt.
Monthly update #0268 • August 2012
Monthly update 268 • August 2012 • 2012-08-01 - 2012-08-31
CFBag
The article explores the CFBag and CFMutableBag Core Foundation types, which implement a bag (multi-set) data structure, allowing multiple occurrences of elements with associated counts.
CFStringTransform
NSString and its toll-free bridged counterpart CFMutableString in Foundation and Core Foundation are highlighted for their exceptional Unicode handling, with CFStringTransform enabling powerful string transformations like stripping diacritics, naming Unicode characters, and transliterating between scripts such as Latin, Cyrillic, and Hiragana.
Monthly update #0267 • July 2012
Monthly update 267 • July 2012 • 2012-07-01 - 2012-07-31
Monthly update #0266 • June 2012
Monthly update 266 • June 2012 • 2012-06-01 - 2012-06-30
Quiet by Susan Cain
Susan Cain challenges the prevailing notion that extroversion is the sole determinant of success.
Steve Jobs at the D: All Things Digital Conference
There’s lots of video of the late Steve Jobs, primarily from his famous introductions of Apple products over the years, and his oft-quoted Stanford commencement address.
Monthly update #0265 • May 2012
Monthly update 265 • May 2012 • 2012-05-01 - 2012-05-31
Monthly update #0264 • April 2012
Monthly update 264 • April 2012 • 2012-04-01 - 2012-04-30
Hospbit
Hospbit was a web application for companies and delivers support for building maintenance. Your maintenance staff can use our service for detailed reports and analyses.
Monthly update #0263 • March 2012
Monthly update 263 • March 2012 • 2012-03-01 - 2012-03-31
Monthly update #0262 • February 2012
Monthly update 262 • February 2012 • 2012-02-01 - 2012-02-29
Monthly update #0261 • January 2012
Monthly update 261 • January 2012 • 2012-01-01 - 2012-01-31
Monthly update #0260 • December 2011
Monthly update 260 • December 2011 • 2011-12-01 - 2011-12-31
Monthly update #0259 • November 2011
Monthly update 259 • November 2011 • 2011-11-01 - 2011-11-30
The Affair by Lee Child
The Affair revisits 1997, showing Reacher’s exit from the Army, sent undercover to Mississippi to investigate murders near a base hiding dark secrets.
Monthly update #0258 • October 2011
Monthly update 258 • October 2011 • 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-31